bullet2 Appendix B: The Survey

Sample Survey and Analysis Overview

Quick Survey:

Any personally identifying information will be completely confidential between the respondent and the researcher.  

Please mark the statements that apply to you:

My career includes:

    1. performing with this orchestra
    2. performing with other ensembles/gigs
    3. teaching lessons on my instrument
    4. teaching other music classes
    5. other: _______________________________________________________


I have been a full-time orchestra musician for:

____________________months or  _______________________years


    Each of the following statements is something that a person might say about his or her job.  Please indicate your own feelings by writing the corresponding number to how much you agree with each of the statements.  This section is about how you personally feel about your CAREER (job as a musician in general).


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Disagree Slightly
Neutral
Agree Slightly
Agree
Agree Strongly



 
My opinion of myself goes up when I do this job well.
 
Generally speaking, I am very satisfied with this job.
 
I feel bad and unhappy when I discover that I have performed less well than I should have on this job.
 
I frequently think of quitting this job.
 
My own feelings generally are not affected much one way or the other by how well I perform this job.
 
I am generally satisfied with the kind of work I do in this job.
 
I feel a great sense of personal satisfaction when I do this job well.
 
I live, eat, and breathe my job.
 
If I teach, it is mostly because I need the money.
 
If I teach, it is mostly because I enjoy it.



Now please indicate how satisfied you are with each aspect of your job listed below.  Once again, please write the appropriate number:


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Extremely Dissatisfied
Dissatisfied
Slightly Dissatisfied
Neutral
Slightly Satisfied
Satisfied
Extremely Satisfied


 
The people I talk to and work with on the job.
 
The feeling of worthwhile accomplishment I get from doing my job.
 
The amount of support and guidance I receive from orchestra management.
 
How secure things look for me in the future of this orchestra.
 
The amount of challenge in my job.
 
The chance to help other people while at work.
 
The amount of pay and fringe benefits I receive.
 
The amount of independent thought and action I can exercise in my work.
 
The degree of respect and fair treatment I receive from management.
 
The chance to get to know other people while on the job.
 
The degree to which I am fairly paid for what I contribute to this orchestra.
 
The degree to which I am fairly paid for teaching, if I do.
 
The amount of job security I have.
 
The overall quality of the management I receive in my work.
 
The amount of personal growth and development I get in doing this job.


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Would you agree to participate in a more in-depth telephone interview in the next few weeks?

Contact information:

Name: _________________________________________________

Phone:_________________________

Note: this will be kept separate from the survey.


Survey analysis in SAS

Items:

1. Survey catalog number (1- 22)

career includes (1 for yes, 0 for no)

2. performing with this orchestra (22 yes)

3. performing with other ensembles/gigs (22 yes)

4. teaching lessons on my instrument (19 yes, 3 no)

5. teaching other music classes (5 yes, 17 no)

6. other (22 no)

7. time as  a full-time orchestra musician (0.1-15 years, mean is 6.1 years)

For the next set: 1= strongly disagree to 7= strongly agree

In the left column: Number. Mean (Standard Deviation)

8. 6.1 (1.1)
My opinion of myself goes up when I do this job well.
9. 4.0 (1.5)
Generally speaking, I am very satisfied with this job.
10. 5.8 (0.87)
I feel bad and unhappy when I discover that I have performed less well than I should have on this job.
11. 3.3 (1.7)
I frequently think of quitting this job.
12. 2.0 (0.58)
My own feelings generally are not affected much one way or the other by how well I perform this job.
13. 5.4 (1.2)
I am generally satisfied with the kind of work I do in this job.
14. 6.3 (0.57)
I feel a great sense of personal satisfaction when I do this job well.
15. 3.1 (1.4)
I live, eat, and breathe my job.
16. 4.0 (1.9)
If I teach, it is mostly because I need the money.
17. 4.5 (1.4)
If I teach, it is mostly because I enjoy it.


For the next set: 1= extremely dissatisfied to 7= extremely satisfied

18. 5.4 (1.1)
The people I talk to and work with on the job.
19. 5.0 (0.95)
The feeling of worthwhile accomplishment I get from doing my job.
20. 2.6 (1.1)
The amount of support and guidance I receive from orchestra management.
21. 4.4 (1.5)
How secure things look for me in the future of this orchestra.
22. 4.3 (1.6)
The amount of challenge in my job.
23. 4.5 (1.2)
The chance to help other people while at work.
24. 1.9 (1.2)
The amount of pay and fringe benefits I receive.
25. 3.7 (1.4)
The amount of independent thought and action I can exercise in my work.
26. 3.3 (1.6)
The degree of respect and fair treatment I receive from management.
27. 5.1 (1.2)
The chance to get to know other people while on the job.
28. 2.3 (1.5)
The degree to which I am fairly paid for what I contribute to this orchestra.
29. 4.4 (1.4)
The amount which I am paid for teaching, if I do.
30. 4.6 (1.6)
The amount of job security I have.
31. 2.9 (1.0)
The overall quality of the management I receive in my work.
32. 4.3 (1.6)
The amount of personal growth and development I get in doing this job.